CONCACAF

The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football[1][2] (CONCACAF /ˈkɒnkəkæf/ KON-kə-kaf; typeset for branding purposes since 2018 as Concacaf)[3] is one of FIFA's six continental governing bodies for association football. Its 41 members include nations and territories in North America, including Central America and the Caribbean. Three geographically South American entities are also members — Guyana, Suriname, and the French overseas department of French Guiana.[4] CONCACAF's primary functions are to organize competitions for national teams and clubs, and to conduct World Cup and Women's World Cup qualifying tournaments.

Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF)
AbbreviationCONCACAF
Formation18 September 1961 (1961-09-18)
Founded atMexico City, Mexico
TypeSports organization
HeadquartersMiami, Florida, United States
Coordinates25.773°N 80.138°W / 25.773; -80.138
Region
North America, Central America and the Caribbean
Membership
41 member associations
Official language
Dutch, English, French, Spanish
Victor Montagliani
General Secretary
Philippe Moggio
Parent organization
FIFA
Affiliations
Websitewww.concacaf.com
FIFA confederations
AFC, CAF, CONCACAF
CONMEBOL, OFC, UEFA

CONCACAF was founded in its current form on 18 September 1961 in Mexico City, Mexico, with the merger of the NAFC and the CCCF, which made it one of the then five, now six continental confederations affiliated with FIFA. Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles (Curaçao), Nicaragua, Panama, Suriname and United States were founding members.[5]

CONCACAF is the third-most successful FIFA confederation. Mexico dominated CONCACAF men's competition early on and has since won the most Gold Cups since the beginning of the tournament in its current format. The Mexico national football team is the only CONCACAF team to win an official FIFA tournament by winning the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup. Mexico and the U.S. have won all but one of the editions of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. In recent years Costa Rica and Panama have become powers in the region; in 2014, Costa Rica became the 4th CONCACAF country after the United States, Cuba, and Mexico to make the World Cup quarterfinals, while Panama became the eleventh country from the confederation to participate in the World Cup in 2018. The United States has been very successful in the women's game, being the only CONCACAF member to win all three major worldwide competitions in women's football — the World Cup (4), the Olympics (4), and the Algarve Cup (10). Canada is the only other member to win at least one of the major competitions, winning the Algarve Cup in 2016.

Governance

CONCACAF is led by a General Secretary, Executive Committee, Congress, and several standing committees. The Executive Committee is composed of eight members — one president, three vice-presidents, three members, and one female member.[6] Each of the three geographic zones in CONCACAF is represented by one vice-president and one member. The Executive Committee carries out the various statutes, regulations, and resolutions.

Leadership
Logo used until 2018

The first leader of CONCACAF was Costa Rican Ramón Coll Jaumet; he had overseen the merger between the North American Football Confederation (NAFC) and the Confederación Centroamericana y del Caribe de Fútbol (CCCF). In 1969, he was succeeded in the role by Mexican Joaquín Soria Terrazas, who served as president for 21 years.

His successor Jack Warner was the CONCACAF president from 1990 to 2011, also for 21 years. Warner was suspended as president on 30 May 2011 due to his temporary suspension from football-related activity by FIFA following corruption allegations.[7] Chuck Blazer was the General Secretary during the same period.[8]

On 20 June 2011, Jack Warner resigned from the presidency of CONCACAF, and removed himself from all participation in football, in the wake of the corruption investigation resulting from 10 May 2011 meeting of the Caribbean Football Union.[9] The vice-president of CONCACAF, Alfredo Hawit, acted as president until May 2012.[10]

In May 2012, Cayman Islands banker Jeffrey Webb was installed as President of CONCACAF. On 27 May 2015, Webb was arrested in Zurich, Switzerland on corruption charges in the U.S.

Victor Montagliani, leader of the Canadian Soccer Association, was elected as president of CONCACAF in May 2016.[11]

Current leaders
Name[12][13] Nation Position
Victor Montagliani  Canada President
Rodolfo Villalobos  Costa Rica Vice president
Sunil Gulati  United States Vice president
Randolph Harris  Barbados Vice president
Yon de Luisa  Mexico Vice president
Philippe Moggio  France General secretary
Jason Roberts  Grenada Technical Director
Sonia Bien-Aime  Cayman Islands Member
Jorge Salomon  Honduras Member

Corporate structure
Nassau, Bahamas
Bridgetown, Barbados
Miami, United States
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Kingston, Jamaica
Locations of CONCACAF offices

CONCACAF is a non-profit company registered in Nassau, Bahamas.

The headquarters of the CONCACAF are located in Miami, United States. Previously it had been the Admiral Financial Center, George Town, Cayman Islands—the home city of former CONCACAF president Jeffrey Webb and prior to that, they were based in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago under the presidency of Jack Warner. The administration office of CONCACAF was previously located in Trump Tower, New York when Chuck Blazer was the General Secretary.

In February 2017, a satellite office was opened in Kingston, Jamaica.[14] In July 2017, a second satellite office was opened in Guatemala City, which is shared with UNCAF,[15] and most recently another satellite office for the FIFA Caribbean Development Office[16][17] was opened in Bridgetown, Barbados' suburb of Welches.[18][19]

Members

CONCACAF has 41 member associations:[20]

  • 28 from the Caribbean
  • 7 from Central America
  • 3 from North America
  • 3 from South America
CodeAssociationNational teamsFoundedFIFA
affiliation		CONCACAF
affiliation		IOC
member
North American Zone (NAFU) (3)
CAN Canada (M, W) 1912 1913 1961 Yes
MEX Mexico (M, W) 1922 1929 1961 Yes
USA United States (M, W) 1913 1914 1961 Yes
Central American Zone (UNCAF) (7)
BLZ Belize (M, W) 1980 1986 1986 Yes
CRC Costa Rica (M, W) 1921 1927 1961 Yes
SLV El Salvador (M, W) 1935 1938 1961 Yes
GUA Guatemala (M, W) 1919 1946 1961 Yes
HON Honduras (M, W) 1935 1951 1961 Yes
NCA Nicaragua (M, W) 1931 1950 1961 Yes
PAN Panama (M, W) 1937 1938 1961 Yes
Caribbean Zone (CFU) (31)
AIA Anguilla (M, W) 1990 1996 1996 No
ATG Antigua and Barbuda (M, W) 1928 1972 between 1961 and 1973 Yes
ARU Aruba (M, W) 1932 1988 1986 Yes
BAH Bahamas (M, W) 1967 1968 between 1961 and 1973 Yes
BRB Barbados (M, W) 1910 1968 1967 Yes
BER Bermuda[m 1] (M, W) 1928 1962 1967 Yes
BOE Bonaire[m 2] (M, W) 1960 N/A 2014 No
VGB British Virgin Islands (M, W) 1974 1996 1996 Yes
CAY Cayman Islands (M, W) 1966 1992 1990 Yes
CUB Cuba (M, W) 1924 1929 1961 Yes
CUW Curaçao (M, W) 1921 1932 1961 No
DMA Dominica (M, W) 1970 1994 1994 Yes
DOM Dominican Republic (M, W) 1953 1958 1964 Yes
GUF French Guiana[m 2][m 3] (M, W) 1962 N/A 2013 No
GRN Grenada (M, W) 1924 1978 1978 Yes
GLP Guadeloupe[m 2] (M, W) 1958 N/A 2013 No
GUY Guyana[m 3] (M, W) 1902 1970 between 1969 and 1971 Yes
HAI Haiti (M, W) 1904 1934 1961 Yes
JAM Jamaica (M, W) 1910 1962 1963 Yes
MTQ Martinique[m 2] (M, W) 1953 N/A 2013 No
MSR Montserrat (M, W) 1994 1996 1996 No
PUR Puerto Rico (M, W) 1940 1960 1964 Yes
SKN Saint Kitts and Nevis (M, W) 1932 1992 1992 Yes
LCA Saint Lucia (M, W) 1979 1988 1986 Yes
SMN Saint Martin[m 2] (M, W) 1999 N/A 2013 No
VIN Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (M, W) 1979 1988 1986 Yes
SMA Sint Maarten[m 2] (M, W) 1986 N/A 2013 No
SUR Suriname[m 3] (M, W) 1920 1929 1961 Yes
TRI Trinidad and Tobago (M, W) 1908 1964 1964 Yes
TCA Turks and Caicos Islands (M, W) 1996 1998 1996 No
VIR U.S. Virgin Islands (M, W) 1992 1998 1987 Yes

M = Men's National Team. W = Women's National Team
N/A: not applicable, not available or no answer.

  1. Inside the North American zone, but CFU member.
  2. Full CONCACAF member, but not a FIFA member.
  3. South American country or territory, but CONCACAF member.

Bonaire were promoted from an association member to a full member at the XXIX Ordinary CONCACAF Congress in São Paulo on 10 June 2014.

Teams not affiliated to the IOC are not eligible to participate in the Summer Olympics football tournament, as a result, they do not participate in the CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament or the CONCACAF Women's Pre-Olympic Tournament.

Non-members

Some territories in the North, Central American and Caribbean region have national teams with no affiliation. All play infrequently and/or are in the early stages of being founded.

The Football Association of Saint Pierre and Miquelon is expected to build a suitable venue with the goal of becoming a member of CONCACAF in September 2021.[21][22]

Membership relation

Elections at the CONCACAF Congress are mandated with a one-member, one-vote rule. The North American Football Union is the smallest association union in the region with only three members, but its nations have strong commercial and marketing support from sponsors and they are the most populous nations in the region.

The Caribbean Football Union has the ability to outvote NAFU and UNCAF with less than half of its membership. Consequently, there is a fractious relationship between members of CFU, UNCAF and NAFU. This provoked former Acting-President Alfredo Hawit to lobby for the CONCACAF Presidency to be rotated between the three unions in CONCACAF in 2011.

Trinidad's Jack Warner presided over CONCACAF for 21 years, and there was little that non-Caribbean nations could do to elect an alternative. Under Warner, the CFU members voted together as a unit with Warner acting as a party whip. It happened with such regularity that sports political commentators referred to the CFU votes as the "Caribbean bloc" vote. Warner rejected the idea in 1993 of merging several smaller nations' national teams into a Pan-Caribbean team. His reasoning was that the nations were more powerful politically when separate than when together. He commented that "being small is never a liability in this sport".[23]

Competitions

CONCACAF competitions
Main article: List of CONCACAF competitions

The Gold Cup and the Champions League are the two most visible CONCACAF tournaments.[20]

Defunct competitions

CONCACAF Gold Cup
Main article: CONCACAF Gold Cup

The CONCACAF Gold Cup, held since 1991, is the main association football competition of the men's national football teams governed by CONCACAF. The Gold Cup is CONCACAF's flagship competition, and generates a significant part of CONCACAF's revenue.[24]

The Gold Cup determines the regional champion of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean, and is held every two years. Starting with the 2019 edition, 16 teams compete for the Gold Cup (up from 12).

CONCACAF Nations League
Main article: CONCACAF Nations League

All men's national teams of member associations take part in the CONCACAF Nations League, a competition created in 2017. National teams are placed into tiers and play matches against teams in the same tier. At the end of each season, teams can be promoted to the tier above or relegated to the tier below depending upon their results.

CONCACAF Champions League
Main article: CONCACAF Champions League

The CONCACAF Champions League, originally known as the CONCACAF Champions' Cup, is an annual continental club association football competition organized by CONCACAF since 1962 for the top football clubs in the region. It is the most prestigious international club competition in North American football. The winner of the Champions League qualifies for the FIFA Club World Cup. The knockout tournament spans February through April.[25]

Since 2018, 16 teams compete in each Champions League; at least 9 from North America, at least 1 from the Caribbean and the remaining 6 from varying CONCACAF countries. The North American teams from Major League Soccer and Liga MX qualify through their national leagues or other national tournaments, while the Caribbean team qualifies through the Caribbean Club Championship; the remaining six teams qualify through the CONCACAF League.

The title has been won by 27 clubs, 17 of which have won the title more than once. Mexican clubs have accumulated the highest number of victories, with 35 titles. The second most successful league has been Costa Rica's Primera División with six titles in total. The most successful club is Club América from Mexico, with seven titles; fellow Mexico side Cruz Azul is just behind with six.

CONCACAF League
Main article: CONCACAF League

Eighteen clubs from Central America, three from the Caribbean, and one from Canada compete in the 2017-established CONCACAF League. The top six teams of the competition are awarded a place in the following year's CONCACAF Champions League.

Current title holders
Competition Year Champions Title Runners-up Next edition
National teams (Men's)
Gold Cup 2019  Mexico 8th  United States 2021
Nations League 2019–20 TBD 1st TBD 2022–23
Pre-Olympic Tournament 2015  Mexico 7th  Honduras 2020 Postponed
U-20 Championship 2018  United States 2nd  Mexico 2020 Postponed
U-17 Championship 2019  Mexico 7th  United States 2021
U-15 Championship 2019  Mexico 1st  United States 2021
Futsal Championship 2016  Costa Rica 3rd  Panama 2020 Postponed
Beach Soccer Championship 2019  Mexico 4th  United States 2021
National teams (Women's)
Women's Championship 2018  United States 8th  Canada 2022
Olympic Qualifying Women's Tournament 2020  United States 5th  Canada 2024
U-20 Women's Championship 2020  United States 6th  Mexico 2022
U-17 Women's Championship 2018  United States 4th  Mexico 2020 Postponed
U-15 Girls' Championship 2018  United States 2nd  Mexico 2020
Clubs (Men's)
Champions League 2019 Monterrey 4th UANL 2020
CONCACAF League 2019 Saprissa 1st Motagua 2020
Champions League U13 2019 Philadelphia Union 1st ADFA Santa Ana 2020
Futsal Club Championship 2017 Grupo Line Futsal 1st Elite Futsal TBC

CONMEBOL tournaments

The following CONMEBOL tournaments have had CONCACAF competitors:

National teams

Clubs

Rankings

Men's national teams

Men's Futsal
CONCACAF FIFA Country Points +/-

Women's Futsal
CONCACAF FIFA Country Points +/-

Beach soccer national teams

Rankings are calculated by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW). Top ten, last updated 13 March 2018

CCF BSWW Country Points
1 13  Mexico 981
2 18  El Salvador 740
3 22  Panama 637
4 29  United States 484
5 35  Bahamas 365
6 43  Costa Rica 287
7 53  Guadeloupe 194
8 56  Trinidad and Tobago 186
9 70  Jamaica 110
10 73  Antigua and Barbuda 81

Corruption
See also: Caribbean Football Union corruption scandal and 2015 FIFA corruption case

At the CONCACAF Congress in May 2012 in Budapest, Hungary, legal counsel John P. Collins informed the members of CONCACAF of several financial irregularities. Collins revealed that Jack Warner, the former CONCACAF President, had registered the $22 million 'Dr. João Havelange Centre of Excellence' development in Port-of-Spain under the name of two companies that Warner owned.[27] In addition, Warner had secured a mortgage against the asset in 2007 which the CONCACAF members were also unaware of; the mortgage was co-signed by Lisle Austin, a former vice-president of CONCACAF.[27] The loan defaulted.

Collins also revealed that CONCACAF, despite most of its income coming from the United States, had not paid any tax to the Internal Revenue Service since at least 2007 and had never filed a return in the United States.[28] Although CONCACAF is a registered non-profit organization in the Bahamas and headquartered in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, they have an administration office in New York, and BDO and CONCACAF invited the IRS to investigate potential liabilities. It is thought that CONCACAF may have to pay up to $2 million plus penalties.

Chuck Blazer stated that a full financial audit into CONCACAF by New-York based consultancy BDO was delayed due to the actions of Jack Warner and his personal accountant, and the accounts could not be "signed off" as a consequence.[28]

In addition, Blazer is to sue CONCACAF for unpaid commission of sponsorship and marketing deals which he had made in 2010 during his time as General Secretary.[27] Blazer received a 10% commission on any deal that he made on behalf of CONCACAF.[29]

The Bermuda FA asked members of CONCACAF to lobby FIFA to remove Blazer from his position on the FIFA Executive Committee. Blazer suggested that it was less to do with financial irregularities and more for his role in the removal of Jack Warner in the Caribbean Football Union corruption scandal: "I spent 21 years building the confederation and its competitions and its revenues and I'm the one responsible for its good levels of income . . . I think this is a reflection of those who were angry at me having caused the action against Warner. This is also a reaction by people who have their own agenda."[29]

Jack Warner presided over CONCACAF for 21 years. Warner was one of the most controversial figures in world football. Warner was suspended as president on 30 May 2011 due to his temporary suspension from football-related activity by FIFA following corruption allegations.[7] A power struggle developed at CONCACAF following the allegations against Warner. The allegations against Warner were reported to the FIFA Ethics Committee by Chuck Blazer, the secretary general of CONCACAF. The acting president of CONCACAF, Lisle Austin, sent Blazer a letter saying he was "terminated as general secretary with immediate effect".[30] Austin described Blazer's actions as "inexcusable and a gross misconduct of duty and judgement" and said the American was no longer fit to hold the post.[31] The executive committee of CONCACAF later issued a statement saying that Austin did not have the authority to fire Blazer, and the decision was unauthorized.[30] On 20 June 2011, Jack Warner resigned from the presidency of CONCACAF, all posts with FIFA, and removed himself from all participation in football, in the wake of the corruption investigation resulting from 10 May 2011 meeting of the Caribbean Football Union.[9] The vice-president of CONCACAF, Alfredo Hawit, acted as president until May 2012.[10]

Indicted CONCACAF individuals

Several CONCACAF officials have been indicted.[32][33]

Name Nationality FIFA position CONCACAF position Regional or national position Status Ref.
Chuck Blazer  United States Former General Secretary Guilty plea [32][33]
Alfredo Hawit  Honduras Vice-President President Arrested [34]
Eduardo Li  Costa Rica member-elect of executive committee member of executive committee President of the
Costa Rican Football Federation		 Arrested [32][33]
Costas Takkas  Cayman Islands Attaché to the President Former General Secretary of the
Cayman Islands Football Association		 Arrested [32][33]
Daryan Warner  Trinidad and Tobago 
 Grenada		 Son of Jack Warner Guilty plea [32][33]
Daryll Warner  Trinidad and Tobago 
 United States		 former development officer Son of Jack Warner Guilty plea [32][33]
Jack Warner  Trinidad and Tobago Former Vice President former President former Minister of National Security Bailed [35]
Jeffrey Webb  Cayman Islands Vice President President President of the
Cayman Islands Football Association		 Bailed [32][33]

Hall of fame
  • Hubert Tromp
  • Gerard Bean
  • Matthew Hogan
  • João Havelange
  • Jim Fleming
  • Rudy Gittens
  • Hiram Sosa Lopez
  • Isaac Sasso
  • Julio Moya
  • Ramón Coll Jaumet
  • Andres Avelino Constansia[hof 1]
  • Patrick John
  • Mavis Derflinger
  • Clive Toye
  • Guillermo Cañedo
  • Oscar Thamar
  • Carlos Carrera
  • Jacques Rugard
  • Federico Fortin
  • Rafael L. Callejas Romero[hof 1]
  • Anthony James
  • George Abrahams
  • Ricardo Gardener
  • Lincoln "Happy" Sutherland[hof 2]
  • Aaron Padilla Gutierrez[hof 1]
  • Arturo Yamasaki
  • Javier Arriaga
  • Jesus Martinez[hof 2]
  • Joaquín Soria Terrazas
  • Joseph Ursulet[hof 2]
  • Júlio Rocha
  • Mordy Maduro
  • Ariel Alvarado[hof 2]
  • Sepp Blatter
  • André Kamperveen
  • Gene Edwards
  • Kurt Lamm
  • Werner Fricker
  • Ricardo Gardener

Source:[36]

  1. Inducted in 2015
  2. Inducted in 2013

Team of the Century

The CONCACAF Team of the Century was announced as part of the festivities associated with the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France.[37]

  1. GK — Antonio Carbajal (Mexico)
  2. DF — Marcelo Balboa (USA)
  3. DF — Gilberto Yearwood (Honduras)
  4. DF — Bruce Wilson (Canada)
  5. DF — Gustavo Pena (Mexico)
  6. MF — Ramon Ramirez (Mexico)
  7. MF — Magico Gonzalez (El Salvador)
  8. MF — Tab Ramos (USA)
  9. FW — Julio Cesar Dely Valdes (Panama)
  10. FW — Hugo Sanchez (Mexico)
  11. FW — Hernan Medford (Costa Rica)

President's award
2013
2015

Major tournament records
Legend
  •  1st  – Champion
  •  2nd  – Runner-up
  •  3rd  – Third place[40]
  •  4th  – Fourth place
  • QF – Quarterfinals
  • R16 – Round of 16 (since 1986: knockout round of 16)
  • GS – Group stage (in the 1950, 1974, 1978, and 1982 tournaments, which had two group stages, this refers to the first group stage)
  • 1S – First knockout stage (1934–1938 Single-elimination tournament)
  •  •  — Did not qualify
  •     — Did not enter / withdrew / banned
  •     — Hosts

For each tournament, the flag of the host country and the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

FIFA World Cup
Main article: FIFA World Cup
See also: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) and North, Central American and Caribbean nations at the FIFA World Cup

Only eleven CONCACAF members have ever reached the FIFA World Cup since its inception in 1930, six of them accomplishing the feat only once. No team from the region has ever reached the final at the World Cup, but the United States reached the semifinals in the inaugural edition, for which they were awarded third place. CONCACAF members have reached the quarterfinals five times: Cuba in 1938, Mexico as hosts in 1970 and 1986, the United States in 2002, and most recently, Costa Rica in 2014. Jamaica is the smallest country to ever win a World Cup match, by virtue of their 2–1 victory over Japan in 1998.

The following table shows the CONCACAF representatives at each edition of the World Cup, sorted by number of appearances:

FIFA World Cup record
Team 1930

(13)		 1934

(16)		 1938

(15)		 1950

(13)		 1954

(16)		 1958

(16)		 1962

(16)		 1966

(16)		 1970

(16)		 1974

(16)		 1978

(16)		 1982

(24)		 1986

(24)		 1990

(24)		 1994

(24)		 1998

(32)		 2002


(32)		 2006

(32)		 2010

(32)		 2014

(32)		 2018

(32)		 2022

(32)		 2026



(48)		 Yearsinclusive
WC Qual.
 MexicoGS•GSGSGSGSGSQF•GS•QFR16R16R16R16R16R16R16q 1619
 United States3rdR16GS•••••••••GSR16GSQFGSR16R16•q 1020
 Costa Rica••••••••R16••GSGS•QFGS 516
 Honduras••••GS••••••GSGS• 314
 El SalvadorGS••GS••••••••• 213
 Cuba•QF••••••••••• 113
 Haiti•••GS•••••••••• 114
 Canada•••••GS••••••••q 114
 Jamaica••••••GS••••• 112
 Trinidad and Tobago••••••••••GS••• 114
 Panama••••••••••GS 111
Total (11 teams)2112111121122223343433
or
4		TBD42–

FIFA World Cup hosting

CONCACAF nations have hosted the FIFA World Cup three times.

The 1970 FIFA World Cup took place in Mexico, the first World Cup tournament to be staged in North America, and the first held outside Europe and South America. Mexico was chosen as the host nation in 1964 by FIFA's congress ahead of the only other submitted bid from Argentina.[41] The tournament was won by Brazil. The victorious team led by Carlos Alberto, and featuring players such as Pelé, Gérson, Jairzinho, Rivelino, and Tostão, is often cited as the greatest-ever World Cup team.[42][43][44] They achieved a perfect record of wins in all six games in the finals.[45] Despite the issues of altitude and high temperature, the finals produced attacking football which created an average goals per game record not since bettered by any subsequent World Cup Finals.[46][47][48] The 1970 Finals attracted a new record television audience for the FIFA World Cup[49] and, for the first time, in colour.[50][51]

In 1986, Mexico became the first country to host the FIFA World Cup twice when it stepped in to stage the 1986 FIFA World Cup after the original host selection, Colombia, suffered financial problems.[41] Colombia was originally chosen as hosts by FIFA in June 1974. However, the Colombian authorities eventually declared in November 1982 that they could not afford to host the World Cup because of economic concerns. Mexico was selected on 20 May 1983 as the replacement hosts, beating the bids of Canada and the United States, and thereby became the first nation to host two World Cups. This second World Cup in Mexico came 16 years after the first one in 1970.

The United States won the right to host the 1994 FIFA World Cup, defeating bids from Brazil and Morocco.[52] The vote was held in Zurich on 4 July 1988, and only took one round with the United States bid receiving a little over half of the votes by the Exco members.[52] FIFA hoped that by staging the world's most prestigious football tournament there, it would lead to a growth of interest in the sport; one condition FIFA imposed was the creation of a professional football league, Major League Soccer, starting in 1996. The U.S. staged a hugely successful tournament, with average attendance of nearly 69,000 breaking a record that surpassed the 1966 FIFA World Cup average attendance of 51,000 thanks to the large seating capacities the American stadiums provided for the spectators in comparison to the smaller venues of Europe and Latin America. To this day, the total attendance for the final tournament of nearly 3.6 million remains the highest in World Cup history, despite the expansion of the competition to 32 teams at the 1998 World Cup.[53][54]

Canada, Mexico, and the United States have won the bidding to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup, competing against a Moroccan bid.[55]

FIFA Women's World Cup
Main article: FIFA Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup record
Team1991

(12)		1995

(12)		1999

(16)		2003

(16)		2007

(16)		2011

(16)		2015

(24)		2019

(24)		2023


(32)		Years inclusive
WC
Qual.
 United States1st3rd1st3rd3rd2nd1st1st 8 8
 Canada•GSGS4thGSGSQFR16 7 8
 Mexico••GS••GSGS• 3 8
 Jamaica••×••×•GS 1 8
 Costa Rica••••••GS• 1 8
Total (5 teams)12322343TBD20–

Olympic Games For Men
Olympic Games (Men's tournament) record
Team1900

(3)		1904

(3)		1908

(6)		1912

(11)		1920

(14)		1924

(22)		1928

(17)		1936

(16)		1948

(18)		1952

(25)		1956

(11)		1960

(16)		1964

(14)		1968

(16)		1972

(16)		1976

(13)		1980

(16)		1984

(16)		1988

(16)		1992

(16)		1996

(16)		2000

(16)		2004

(16)		2008

(16)		2012

(16)		2016

(16)		2021

(16)		Years
 Canada–1–––––––––––––13–6–––––––– 3
 Costa Rica––––––––––––––––1613––––8––– 3
 Cuba–––––––––––––––117–––––––––– 2
 El Salvador–––––––––––––15–––––––––––– 1
 Guatemala–––––––––––––8–10––16–––––––– 3
 Honduras–––––––––––––––––––––10–1674 4
 Mexico––––––=9–=11–––11479–––107–=10–19 11
 Netherlands Antilles–––––––––=14––––––––––––––Split into 2 n. 1
 United States–2[56]3–––12=9=9=11=17=5–––14––9129104–9–– 14
Total (9 teams)02000121221013242322222222244

Olympic Games For Women
Olympic Games (Women's tournament) record
Team1996

(8)		2000

(8)		2004

(10)		2008

(12)		2012

(12)		2016

(12)		2021

(12)		Years
 Canada–––833q 4
 Mexico––8–––– 1
 United States121115q 7
Total (3 teams)112222212

CONCACAF Gold Cup
Main article: CONCACAF Gold Cup records and statistics
CONCACAF Gold Cup record
Team 1991
 1993

 1996
 1998
 2000
 2002
 2003

 2005
 2007
 2009
 2011
 2013
 2015

 2017
 2019


 2021
TBA		 Years
North American Football Union Members
 Canada GS GS GS 1st 3rd GS GS SF QF GS GS GS QF QF q 15
 Mexico 3rd 1st 1st 1st QF QF 1st QF 2nd 1st 1st SF 1st SF 1st q 16
 United States 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd QF 1st 3rd 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 1st 4th 1st 2nd q 16
Caribbean Football Union Members
 Bermuda GS 1
 Cuba GS GS QF GS GS GS QF QF GS 9
 Curaçao GS QF q 3
 French Guiana GS 1
 Grenada GS GS q 3
 Guadeloupe SF QF GS 3
 Guyana GS 1
 Haiti GS QF GS QF GS QF SF 7
 Jamaica GS 3rd 4th GS QF QF GS QF 2nd 2nd SF q 12
 Martinique GS QF GS GS GS GS q 7
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines GS 1
 Suriname q 1
 Trinidad and Tobago GS GS GS SF GS GS GS QF QF GS 10
Central American Football Union Members
 Belize GS 1
 Costa Rica 4th 3rd GS QF 2nd SF QF QF SF QF QF QF SF QF q 15
 El Salvador GS GS QF QF GS GS QF QF GS QF GS q 12
 Guatemala GS 4th GS GS GS GS GS QF QF GS 10
 Honduras 2nd GS GS GS QF GS SF QF SF SF SF GS QF GS q 15
 Nicaragua GS GS GS 3
 Panama GS 2nd QF QF SF 2nd 3rd QF QF q 10
Guest Nations
 Brazil 2nd 3rd 2nd 3
 Colombia 2nd QF SF 3
 Ecuador GS 1
 Peru SF 1
 South Africa QF 1
 South Korea GS 4th 2
Total88910121212121212121212121616

Copa América
Main article: Copa América

Mexico has finished runners up twice and 3rd place three times at the Copa América making El Tri the most successful non-CONMEBOL nation. The US national team have reached the semifinal stage in the South American tournament twice, followed by Honduras who have reached it once. Costa Rica has reached the quarter finals twice.

CONCACAF Women's Championship
CONCACAF Women's Championship record
Team 1991
 1993
 1994
 1998
 2000
 2002

 2006
 2010
 2014
 2018
 2022
TBA		 Years
 Canada 2nd3rd2nd1st4th2nd2nd1st—2nd 9
 Costa Rica GS——3rdGS4th—4th2ndGS 7
 Cuba —————————GS 1
 Guatemala ———4thGS——GSGS— 4
 Guyana ———————GS—— 1
 Haiti 4th——GS—GS—GSGS— 5
 Jamaica GS—5th——GS4th—GS3rd 6
 Martinique GS——GS————GS— 3
 Mexico GS—3rd2ndGS3rd3rd2nd3rdGS 9
 Panama —————GSGS——4th 3
 Puerto Rico ———GS—————— 1
 Trinidad and Tobago 3rd4th4thGSGSGSGSGS4thGS 10
 United States 1st1st1st—1st1st1st3rd1st1st 9
Non-CONCACAF Invitees
 Brazil ————2nd————— 1
 China PR ————3rd————— 1
 New Zealand —2nd———————— 1
Total8458886888–

FIFA U-20 World Cup
FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Team 1977

(16)		 1979

(16)		 1981

(16)		 1983

(16)		 1985

(16)		 1987

(16)		 1989

(16)		 1991

(16)		 1993

(16)		 1995

(16)		 1997

(24)		 1999

(24)		 2001

(24)		 2003

(24)		 2005

(24)		 2007

(24)		 2009

(24)		 2011

(24)		 2013

(24)		 2015

(24)		 2017

(24)		 2019

(24)		 2021

(24)		 Years
 Canada •R1••R1R1••••R2•R1QFR1R1•••••• 8
 Costa Rica ••••••R1••R1R1R2R2••R14thR2••R2• 9
 Cuba ••••••••••••••••••R1••• 1
 El Salvador ••••••••••••••••••R1••• 1
 Guatemala •••••••••••••••••R2•••• 1
 Honduras R1••••••••R1•R1••R1•R1••R1R1R1 8
 Jamaica ••••••••••••R1••••••••• 1
 Mexico 2ndR1R1R1QF•×QFQF•R2QF•R1•QF•3rdR2R1QFR1 16
 Panama •••••••••••••R1R1R1•R1•R1•R2 6
 Trinidad and Tobago •••••R1••••••••R1••••• 2
 United States ••R1R1•R14th•QF•R2R2R2QFR2QFR1•R1QFQFQF 16
Total (11 teams)22222222224444454444444 73

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record
Team 2002

(12)		 2004

(12)		 2006

(16)		 2008

(16)		 2010

(16)		 2012

(16)		 2014

(16)		 2016

(16)		 2018

(16)		 2021


(16)		 Years
 Canada 2ndQFGSGS•GSQFGS•• 7
 Costa Rica ••••GS•GS••q 3
 Haiti ••••••••GS• 1
 Mexico GS•GSGSQFQFGSQFGSq 9
 Panama •••••••••q 1
 United States 1st3rd4th1stQF1stQF4thGSq 10
Total (6 teams)3233334334 31

FIFA U-17 World Cup
FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Team 1985

(16)		 1987

(16)		 1989

(16)		 1991

(16)		 1993

(16)		 1995

(16)		 1997

(16)		 1999

(16)		 2001

(16)		 2003

(16)		 2005

(16)		 2007

(24)		 2009

(24)		 2011

(24)		 2013

(24)		 2015

(24)		 2017

(24)		 2019

(24)		 2021

(24)		 Years
 Canada •R1R1•R1R1•••••••R1R1••R1 7
 Costa Rica R1••••R1R1•QFQFQFR2R1••QFR1• 10
 Cuba ••R1R1•••••••••••••• 2
 Haiti •••••••••••R1•••••R1 2
 Honduras •••••••••••R1R1•QFR1R2• 5
 Jamaica •••••••R1•••••R1•••• 2
 Mexico R1R1•R1R1•R1QF•QF1st•R21st2nd4thR22nd 14
 Panama •••••••••••••R2R1••• 2
 Trinidad and Tobago ••••••••R1••R1•••••• 2
 United States R1R1R1QFQFR1R14thR1QFQFR2R2R2•R1QFR1 17
Total (10 teams)3333333233354544444 66
    • Note 1: Original hosts Peru were stripped of the right to host the 2019 event in February 2019.[57]

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record
Team 2008

(16)		 2010

(16)		 2012

(16)		 2014

(16)		 2016

(16)		 2018

(16)		 2021

(16)		 Years
 Canada QFR1QFQFGS4th 6
 Costa Rica R1••GS•• 2
 Mexico •R1R1QFQF2nd 5
 Trinidad and Tobago •R1•••• 1
 United States 2nd•R1•GSGS 4
Total (5 teams)3333333 21

FIFA Futsal World Cup
Main article: FIFA Futsal World Cup
FIFA Futsal World Cup record
Team 1989

(16)		1992

(16)		1996

(16)		2000

(16)		2004

(16)		2008

(20)		2012

(24)		2016

(24)		2021

(24)		Years
 CanadaR1 1
 Costa RicaR1R1R1R2 4
 CubaR1R1R1R1R1 5
 GuatemalaR1R1R1R1 4
 MexicoR1 1
 PanamaR2R1 2
 United States3rd2ndR1R2R1 5
Total (7 teams)222323444 26

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Main article: FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup record
Team 1995

(8)		 1996

(8)		 1997

(8)		 1998

(10)		 1999

(12)		 2000

(12)		 2001

(12)		 2002

(8)		 2003

(8)		 2004

(12)		 2005

(12)		 2006

(16)		 2007

(16)		 2008

(16)		 2009

(16)		 2011

(16)		 2013

(16)		 2015

(16)		 2017

(16)		 2019

(16)		 2021

(16)		 Years
 Bahamas • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • R1
11th		 1
 Canada • R1
7th		 • • QF
7th		 • • • • • • QF
7th		 • • • • • • • 3
 Costa Rica • • • • • • • • • • • • • • R1
15th		 • • R1
16th		 • 2
 El Salvador • • • • • • • • • • • • • R1
14th		 R1
14th		 4th QF
6th		 • • 4
 Mexico • • • • • • • • • • • • 2nd R1
11th		 • QF
8th		 • R1
15th		 R1
13th		 R1
15th		 6
 Panama • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • R1
14th		 1
 United States 2nd 4th 3rd R1
7th		 QF
6th		 QF
7th		 QF
5th		 • R1
8th		 R1
10th		 R1
10th		 R1
13th		 R1
13th		 • • • R1
10th		 • • R1
14th		 14
Total (7 teams)12112110111222222232TBD31

Former tournaments

FIFA Confederations Cup
Main article: FIFA Confederations Cup
FIFA Confederations Cup record
Team 1992

(4)		 1995

(6)		 1997

(8)		 1999

(8)		 2001


(8)		 2003

(8)		 2005

(8)		 2009

(8)		 2013

(8)		 2017

(8)		 Years
 Canada • • • × GS • • • • • 1
 Mexico • 3rd GS 1st GS • 4th • GS 4th 7
 United States 3rd • • 3rd • GS • 2nd • • 4
Total (3 teams)111221111112
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See also

Resolutions
Awards:
  • CONCACAF Awards — In November 2013, CONCACAF announced that they would create annual awards for the best players, coaches, and referees.[58]

CONCACAF presidents
  • List of Presidents of CONCACAF

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